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Velocity and Acceleration

Total questions: 40

Worksheet time: 49mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Sara walks from Point A to Point B. Which is true?
a)
Distance and displacement are EQUAL
b)
Distance is less than displacement
2.

Two people walk across a parking lot. Their paths are shown in the image. Who traveled with a larger displacement?

a)

Person A

b)

Person B

c)

They both had the same displacement.

3.

A runner races in the 100 meter dash. It takes her 10 seconds to finish. What is her average speed?

a)

10 m/s

b)

1000 m/s

c)

100 seconds

d)

10 seconds

4.

Joe rides his bike from point A to point B and then on to point C. What is the total distance traveled?

a)

12 m

b)

43 m

c)

7 m

d)

12 m

5.

Joe rides from point A to B to C. What is the displacement?

a)

7 m

b)

12 m

c)

5 m

d)

2 m

6.

Which is an example of velocity?

a)

A car driving 55 miles per hour south.

b)

A bicyclist traveling 10 meters per hour.

c)

A roller coaster is traveling 10 meters per second.

d)

A rocket blasting off at 2,500 meters per second.

7.

Is the following a Speed, velocity, acceleration or deceleration?

Juan traveled 20 meters and it took 4 seconds.

a)

Speed

b)

Velocity

c)

Acceleration

d)

Deceleration

8.

Is the following a Speed, velocity, acceleration or deceleration?

Maria is travelling 89 kilometers per hour and after 10 minutes is travelling 50 kilometers per hour.

a)

Speed

b)

Velocity

c)

Acceleration

d)

Deceleration

9.

Is the following a Speed, velocity, acceleration or deceleration?

Noah is heading to school going 60 mi/hr South.

a)

Speed

b)

Velocity

c)

Acceleration

d)

Deceleration

10.

Is the following a Speed, velocity, acceleration or deceleration?

Getting off of the interstate and moving at a rate of -40 m/s2

a)

Speed

b)

Velocity

c)

Acceleration

d)

Deceleration

11.
What is happening at A?
a)
Stationary
b)
Accelerating
c)
Slower steady speed; moving away from the starting position
d)
Steady speed; returning to start position
12.

Susie went to the store, when she got there she realized that she forgot her wallet and returned home.


Which graph matches this motion?

a)
b)
c)
d)
13.

Deb walked to the ice cream shop. Sat and ate her ice cream and then went for a run.


Which graph matches this motion?

a)
b)
c)
d)
14.

Which person moved the fastest in 3 seconds?

a)

biker

b)

runner

c)

walker

d)

they are all moving equally

15.

What is the speed of the object at 3 hours?

a)

0 mi/hr

b)

24 mi/hr

c)

2.5 mi/hr

d)

6 mi/hr

16.

What is the displacement of the object at 45 seconds?

a)

7 m

b)

13 m

c)

.16 m

d)

6.4 m

17.
What kind of acceleration is shown here?
a)
positive
b)
negative
c)
none
d)
varies
18.
What kind of acceleration is shown here?
a)
positive
b)
negative
c)
none
d)
varies
19.
Which section of the graph shows decreasing velocity?
a)
CD
b)
DE
c)
EF
d)
GH
20.
Which section of the graph shows constant velocity?
a)
AB
b)
BC
c)
EF
d)
GH
21.

How fast is this object going at 1 second?

a)

20 cm/s

b)

30 cm/s

c)

-40 cm/s

22.

The slope of a velocity-time graph represents __________.

a)

acceleration

b)

displacement

c)

speed

d)

distance

23.

Select the two correct statements that describe the object's motion.

a)

The object is moving in the positive direction.

b)

The object is moving in the negative direction.

c)

The object is moving at a constant speed.

d)

The object is speeding up.

e)

The object is slowing down.

24.

Select the two correct statements that describe the object's motion.

a)

The object is moving in the positive direction.

b)

The object is moving in the negative direction.

c)

The object is moving at a constant speed.

d)

The object is speeding up.

e)

The object is slowing down.

25.

Select the two correct statements that describe the object's motion.

a)

The object is moving in the positive direction.

b)

The object is moving in the negative direction.

c)

The object is moving at a constant speed.

d)

The object is speeding up.

e)

The object is slowing down.

26.
A hummingbird averages a speed of about 45 km/hour (Cool facts: They visit up to 1000 flowers per day, and reach maximum speed, while diving, up to 160 km/hour!). Ruby-throated hummingbirds take a non-stop trip across Gulf of Mexico in which they fly for 18 hours straight! How far is the trip across the Gulf of Mexico at their average speed?
a)
810 km
b)
2.5 km
c)
3.6 km
d)
360 km
27.
A car slows down from +32 m/s to +8 m/s in 4 s. The acceleration is 
a)

6 m/s2 opposite the motion

b)

2 m/s2 in the direction of motion

c)

8 m/s2 opposite the motion

28.

What is the rate of acceleration of the object between 0 and 4 seconds?

a)

1 m/s

b)

0 m/s2

c)

-1 m/s2

d)

1 m/s2

29.

A car accelerates uniformly from rest at 3.2m/s 2

when the car traveled a distance of 40 m it’s speed will be

a)

12.5 m/s

b)

8.0m/s

c)

16m/s

d)

128m/s

30.

What is the rate of acceleration of the object between 0 and 4 seconds?

a)

1 m/s

b)

0 m/s2

c)

-1 m/s2

d)

1 m/s2

31.

A llama is traveling at 20 m/s when it slows down to 5 m/s in a span of 2 s. What is its acceleration?

a)

-15 m/s2

b)

-7.5 m/s2

c)

-25 m/s2

d)

-12.5 m/s2

32.
What two measurements are necessary for calculating speed?
a)
Mass and time
b)
Temperature and mass
c)
Mass and distance
d)
Distance and time
33.
What is the speed of an object that travels 60 meters in 4 seconds?
a)
240 m/s
b)
15 m/s
c)
0.067 m/s
d)
15 mph
34.
What is velocity?
a)
the quickness of an object
b)
the location of an object
c)
acceleration
d)
speed in a specific direction
35.
Speed is different from velocity because
a)
Velocity has a direction
b)
Speed uses Distance /Time
c)
Velocity doesn't include time
d)
Velocity doesn't include distance
36.
Acceleration is defined as the CHANGE in 
a)
time of motion to another place. 
b)
velocity 
c)
distance 
d)
speed
37.

the unit of acceleration is

a)

(m/s2)

b)

jouls

c)

m

d)

s

38.

A negative acceleration means that your object is  

a)

constant

b)

speeding up

c)

at rest

d)

slowing down

39.

A positive acceleration means that your object is

a)

at rest

b)

speeding up

c)

moving

d)

slowing down

40.

Acceleration: is the rate of change in

a)

velocity

b)

speed

c)

displacement

d)

direction

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